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Lackawanna State Park

Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 8 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 8 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Lackawanna State Park near Wallsville, PA. The route passes Trostle Pond and Ziegler Preserve before reaching Bull Hill at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,217 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Woods Trail 41.57786, -75.71201
Nearest town Wallsville, PA
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Bull Hill–Ziegler Preserve, 8 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,004–1,217 ft

Out & Back · Lackawanna State Park

Trailhead: North Woods Trail · 41.57786, -75.71201

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Trostle Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto North Woods Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bull Hill Trail, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Tree Line Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miPass Ziegler Preserve.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Ziegler Preserve Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Stagecoach, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto OK Corral, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tunnel Vision, heading E.
  16. 300 ftReach Bull Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto OK Corral, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stagecoach, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Ziegler Preserve Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 450 ftTurn left onto Tree Line Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bull Hill Trail, heading SW.
  26. 300 ftTurn right onto North Woods Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bull-hill-ziegler-preserve-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

74% dirt26% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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